17 August 2022 08:39 am Views - 105
By Lakmal Sooriyagoda
A writ petition filed by British woman instagrammer Kayleigh Fraser challenging the authorities’ decision to deport her from Sri Lanka was yesterday dismissed by the Court of Appeal.
Kayleigh Fraser who had been documenting Sri Lanka’s anti-government protests on social media filed this petition seeking an order to quash the decision of the Department of Immigration and Emigration to deport her in an arbitrary manner.
Court of Appeal Justice Sobhitha Rajakaruna decided to dismiss the petition at the beginning of the court proceedings into the petition. The court decided to reject the application without formally issuing notices on the respondents.
The Department of Immigration and Emigration had decided to terminate the visa issued to Fraser for violating visa conditions and had informed her to leave the country by 15th of August.
The petitioner had named the Controller General of Immigration and Emigration, Department of Immigration and Emigration and the Attorney General as respondents in the application.